Production and Distribution of Striped Bass (Morone saxatilis) Eggs in the Chesapeake and Delaware Canal

The Chesapeake and Delaware Canal connects upper Chesapeake Bay with the Delaware River. The results of two years of intensive sampling effort in the C&D Canal suggest that this area may be one of the more important spawning grounds of striped bass, Morone saxatilis (Walbaum), in the Chesapeake Bay region. Concentrations of striped bass eggs found during the period of peak spawning may be the highest that have been reported. Limited evidence suggests that the C&D Canal has provided a favorable alternative to now destroyed historical spawning grounds of striped bass in the lower Susquehanna River.